Tag Archives: window box gardening

The weather prediction for the week of April 24 was pretty warm for that time of year so I decided to take a chance and wheeled the container fig tree out of the garage and onto the driveway on April … Continue reading →

Except for a few packed snow piles here and there all the snow have disappeared and hopefully the garden will dry out soon. Seedlings I started in January and February have outgrown their pots and needed to be transplanted or … Continue reading →

Yeah! The lettuce thinning I brought home from Locust Grove Heritage Vegetable Garden mid-September and transplanted into window boxes are all growing well and all survived Friday night’s frost. According to weather forecast this week day time temperature will range … Continue reading →

Harvested my first Purple Vienna Kohlrabi, well plus another small one that’s heart shaped. At the moment both are sitting in the fridge. Also dug up 4 Purple Sweet Potatoes, another first. I noticed they were partially exposed so decided … Continue reading →

A harvest first for the season: Tri-color Amaranth. The amaranth went from the garden to the wok in less than an hour. Because it was so fresh and tender, after washing, I cut all into bite-sized lengths and simply sauteed … Continue reading →